Central Kootenay I
Small town · British Columbia · Population 2,607
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 47.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 45.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 48.2 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 33.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 32.4% · 2016: 23.3%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.6%2016: 14%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.9%2016: 9.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24%2016: 22.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33%2016: 35.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%20.9%2016: 19.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.1%2011: 27.8%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.6%2011: 33.8%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.2%2011: 6.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%27.4%2016: 25.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%10.6%2011: 7.4%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.5%2016: 9.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%31.3%2016: 26.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%18%2016: 16.9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%26.5%2016: 32.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%13.9%2016: 14.8%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.6%2016: 94.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.4%2016: 5.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%84.3%2016: 79.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1%2016: 1.6%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%14.8%2016: 19.1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%79.6%2016: 85.6%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%20.4%2016: 14.4%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%88%2016: 87.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 0%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.9%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0%2016: 0%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%11.1%2016: 11.3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%15%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%42.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.3%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%11.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95%2016: 93.2%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.8%2016: 1.4%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%0.9%2016: 3.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.9%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.8%2016: 1.4%
Statistics Canada, 2021